How to Set ListBox.Value

[f64]

For a ListBox, is setting the ListIndex property the same as setting the value property?

Given a ListBox already populated with;
AAAAA
BBBBB
CCCCC
DDDDD

ListBox.value = "BBBBB" does not set the value but

ListBox.ListIndex = 1 does select BBBBB

Does setting the value also set the ListIndex #? Is it possible to set the selection by setting the value equal to a member of the list?

 

[fumei]

Yes.

Think of the value as read-only. You insert a list into a listbox. Each item in the list is a number in the ListIndex.

AAAAA = 0
BBBBB = 1
CCCCC = 2
DDDDD = 3

You do not, in fact "set" the value of the listbox - except when you populate it in the first place. Once populated, well, the values ARE set. They are referenced by the ListIndex. Their values are fixed to the AddItem entry.

Which is why

MsgBox ListBox1.Value
ListBox1.Value = "Hello"

will display the value, but will fail on setting it. Listbox.Value can not be set directly...at least not like that.

Gerry